Revised: Aug 05



Correspondence Guidance

The following information specific to the 37th CMC, ACMC, DMCS, and current AR Director supplements correspondence guidance contained in SECNAV M-5216.5, the Department of the Navy Correspondence Manual, June 2015.

1. SIGNATURE BLOCK

For all correspondence, the following signature blocks will be utilized as depicted below by format.

a. ACTION/INFO MEMO

FROM: General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps

b. Standard Naval Letter

|CMC |ACMC |

|Robert B. Neller |Glenn M. Walters |

| | |

|DMCS |Director, AR |

|JAMES B. LASTER |STEVEN M. GROZINSKI |

c. Memorandum For

|CMC |ACMC |

|Robert B. Neller Commandant of the |Glenn M. Walters Assistant |

|Marine Corps |Commandant of the Marine Corps |

| | |

|DMCS |Director, AR |

|JAMES B. LASTER Director, Marine|STEVEN M. GROZINSKI Director|

|Corps Staff |Administration and Resource Management Division |

d. Personal Stationery

|CMC |ACMC |

|Robert B. Neller General, |Glenn M. Walters |

|U.S. Marine Corps Commandant of the Marine Corps|General, U.S. Marine Corps Assistant |

| |Commandant of the Marine Corps |

| | |

|DMCS | |

|JAMES B. LASTER Lieutenant General,| |

|U.S. Marine Corps Director, Marine | |

|Corps Staff | |

e. ALMAR (X = last paragraph number)

X. Robert B. Neller, General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

2. DATING CORRESPONDENCE

• Do NOT pre-date correspondence. Use a date stamp upon signature, except on personal stationery; date personal stationery by running sending the document back through the printer to add the appropriate date.

• Use the format ‘1 October 2015’ in correspondence.

3. COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE

For business letters and personal stationery, begin the complimentary close at the center of the document. Use “Sincerely,” for all correspondence except that addressed to seniors; for seniors, use “Very respectfully,”

Sincerely,

Very respectfully,

4. MESSAGES FROM THE COMMANDANT. When preparing

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

the signature block will omit “Commandant of the Marine Corps” because it already appears in the document heading. Example:

Sincerely,

Robert B. Neller

General, U.S. Marine Corps

Contact DMCS Support Office for situations not covered above.

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